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Sexting reform eyed
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150801/NEWS/150809584Sexting reform eyed
By Matt Tota/Daily News Staff
Posted Aug. 1, 2015 at 10:35 PM
In February 2009, six Falmouth teenagers were facing potential felony charges after school officials accused them of texting and sharing a picture of a naked 13-year-old girl.
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In the years since, the number of adolescents who say they have sent a naked or sexually provocative picture has only increased. Indeed, about 20 to 30 percent of teens have sexted, according to the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State University.
A definitive answer may be coming now that the state Legislature has taken up the debate. State Rep. Jeffrey Roy, D-Franklin, recently filed a bill that would amend the state’s child pornography laws to make sexting between minors a noncriminal offense or misdemeanor.
Currently, teenagers in Massachusetts arrested for sexting can be charged with a felony for child pornography. And if convicted, they would be required to register as a sex offender.